ForestWISE will help solve problems of fire and forestry, Diário de Trás-os-Montes
The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, highlighted today the role of the ForestWISE Collaborative Laboratory, based in Vila Real, which will “help solve the problems of fires and forestry” and create jobs. In Diário de Trás-os-Montes Read the complete article (PT)
Collaborative Forest Lab will be installed at UTAD, Sábado
The Collaborative Forestry Laboratory (Colab ForestWISE) unites 16 partners in the protection and sustainable management of forests and will be installed at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), in Vila Real, the academia announced today.According to UTAD, ForestWISE aims to “carry out research and development (R&D) activities and transfer knowledge and technologies”. In […]
Memorandum for the ForestWISE Collaborative Laboratory signed at the Centro de Ciência Viva da Floresta, Povo da Beira
The memorandum signing between the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers, Technology and Science took place last Friday 16 March, resulting in the creation of ForestWISE – Collaborative Laboratory. In Povo da Beira Read the complete article (PT)
Fire: Laboratory for forest and fire management is starting on April, Diário de Notícias
The Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) ForestWISE, whose activities will focus on integrated forest and fire management, will start operating in April, said the President of the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), José Manuel Mendonça. In Diário de Notícias Read the complete article
Kelvin Hirsch: “Zero risk is impossible to achieve, but risk can be decreased”, Expresso.pt
A Canadian expert is coming to Portugal next week to talk about how rural communities can be prepared for fires. “We want to get the message across that they have to start taking care of their own home in order to make it more resilient to fire”, he explains in an interview with Expresso. The […]